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Highlighting how aging affects medication absorption that may lead to complications, this fact sheet offers recommendations for older patients to follow instructions, maintain a medication list, be aware of drug interaction potential, and perform an annual review of medications with clinicians to help them take prescriptions safely.

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Silver Spring, MD: United States Food and Drug Administration; October 31, 2014.

Studies have shown that pharmacist involvement can prevent medication errors. To help patients take their medications safely, this consumer update discusses pharmacists as participants in a government drug information center and reveals the top five questions submitted along with their corresponding answers.

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This fact sheet describes five ways patients can contribute to and ensure safe medication use, including speaking up about medical history, asking questions, and following directions on prescription labels. A question guide is also provided to help consumers become informed about their medications.

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This fact sheet provides information for consumers about how to report adverse drug events and product complaints to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through the Consumer Complaint Reporting system and MedWatch.

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Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration.

This Web site provides information on and access to quarterly reports and an interactive dashboard of medication-related incidents culled from FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database and identifies potential safety issues.